Telling the Truth

connecting the dots of my life

Tag: Turning Points

A Blank Canvas | Part 3 of 3

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It’s late summer, 1951. We just moved from El Monte, California, to a house near Savannah, Georgia. The front yard faces the river you see in the photo above. I’m 7 ½ years old. I don’t know how to swim; a half-mile wide river flows in front of our house.

Not long after we move in, Read the rest of this entry »

A Blank Canvas | Part 1

Yangtze River, Dusk

Ever since the middle of June I’ve worked on a dream that still haunts me. I’ve dialogued with it on paper and in my mind almost every day. It feels like a turning point.

Here’s the dream, Read the rest of this entry »